2019
Using ELP genes to develop new soybean varieties with increased yields and improved seed composition
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
GeneticsGenomics
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Sue Gibson, University of Minnesota
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
10-15-47-19-149-7527
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council
$100,000
Institution Funded:
University of Minnesota
$100,000
Brief Project Summary:

To breed new soybean varieties with improved seed yield and composition, more information regarding the genes that control these traits is needed. In previous research, six soybean ELP genes were identified as candidates to help control seed yield or composition. In a field trial in Saint Paul, transgenic soybean lines carrying extra copies of any one of four of these six ELP genes had seed yields that were 19-66% higher than those of the non-transgenic control line. In addition, transgenic lines carrying extra copies of any one of five of the ELP genes had increases in seed protein or oil contents. The objectives of this proposal are to characterize the mechanisms by which ELP genes affect...

Unique Keywords:
#breeding & genetics
Information And Results
Final Project Results

Updated June 3, 2020:

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